Michael Phelps – 19 gold medals – Greatest Olympian?

Cheers for the clarification as it did surprise me re Mo perhaps they said or meant UK athlete or i misheard?

Either way cheers for the info

I think Mo may be the first to retain the world title – something which didn’t exist in in Viren’s day (or Zatopek’s who also did the 10,000 Olympic double). He’s certainly achieved some impressive feats, though given those other two it’s tricky to suggest he’s even the greatest distance runner ever.

Does it make his achievements better than Phelps

For clarification, Phelps has only been the fastest man in water on one occasion, at one distance, in 2008.